EP0662110B1 - Grains abrasifs contenant de l'oxyde de terres rares - Google Patents

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EP0662110B1
EP0662110B1 EP93922313A EP93922313A EP0662110B1 EP 0662110 B1 EP0662110 B1 EP 0662110B1 EP 93922313 A EP93922313 A EP 93922313A EP 93922313 A EP93922313 A EP 93922313A EP 0662110 B1 EP0662110 B1 EP 0662110B1
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  • the present invention relates to improved abrasive grain and a method of making the same.
  • the improved abrasive grain are useful in abrasive products.
  • the abrasives industry generally concerns abrasive products comprising binder and a plurality of abrasive grains which are used to abrade a workpiece (e.g., stainless steel). Desirable abrasive grains are hard, tough, and chemically resistant to the workpiece being abraded. The hardness property is associated with the abrasive grain not yielding from forces of grinding and not dulling. The toughness property is associated with strength and fracture resistance of the abrasive grain.
  • the present invention relates to the subject-matter disclosed in the claims.
  • an alumina based ceramic abrasive grain has an average hardness of at least about 21 GPa (preferably at least about 22 GPa) and an average toughness of at least about 4 MPa ⁇ m 1 ⁇ 2 .
  • the abrasive grain comprises a sintered product of precursor material including therein alumina, zirconia, and rare earth oxide.
  • Preferred ceramic abrasive grain according to the present invention are formed from precursor material comprising yttria and magnesium oxide (and/or precursor(s) thereof) therein.
  • the precursor grit material to the sintered product comprises, by weight on an elemental oxide basis, about 70 to about 95% alumina; about 0.1 to about 15% zirconia; and about 0.1 to about 10% rare earth metal oxide.
  • the precursor grit material preferably comprises about 0.1 to about 10% yttria and about 0.3 to about 10% magnesium oxide.
  • a most preferred alumina based ceramic abrasive grain according to the present invention is formed from a grit material comprising by weight about 85 to about 93% alumina, about 0.5 to about 8% zirconia, about 0.5 to about 10% (preferably about 0.5 to about 5%) rare earth metal oxide, about 0.1 to about 3% yttria, and about 0.3 to about 1.5% magnesium oxide.
  • Preferred rare earth oxides include oxides of lathanum, praseodymium, samarium, neodynium, cerium, and dysprosium.
  • the method may include preparing a dispersion having nucleating material therein.
  • nucleating material refers to a nucleating agent or precursor thereof.
  • the method may also involve a step of including a metal oxide precursor (modifier precursor) within the dispersion.
  • the base grits formed from the dispersion may be treated, for example, by coating with metal oxide (modifier precursor) precursor prior to sintering.
  • the ceramic abrasive grain according to the present invention comprises alumina, and, by weight on an elemental oxide basis, about 0.1 to about 15% zirconia, and about 0.1 to about 10% a metal oxide selected from the (a) yttria; (b) a rare earth oxide selected from the group of consisting of oxides: ytterbium, neodymium, lanthanum, praseodymium, samarium, gadolinium, cerium, dysprosium, erbium, and mixtures thereof; and (c) mixtures thereof, wherein said alumina preferably is present as one of alpha alumina, alumina reaction product(s), or a combination thereof, said zirconia preferably is present as one of zirconia, zirconia reaction product(s), or a combination thereof, and said metal oxide preferably is present as one of a metal oxide, a metal oxide reaction product(s), or a combination thereof, and wherein said abrasive grain has an average
  • reaction product(s) refers to oxide(s) that form between two or more metal oxides.
  • alumina and magnesium oxide if present, may react to form spinel; alumina, magnesium oxide, if present, and lanthanum oxide, if present, may react to form LaMgAl 11 O 19 ; and titanium oxide, if present and magnesium oxide, if present, may react to form MgTi 2 O 4 .
  • LaMgAl 11 O 19 is an example of each of an alumina reaction product, a magnesium oxide reaction product, and a lanthanum oxide (rare earth oxide) reaction product.
  • spinel is an example of a reaction product that is both an alumina reaction product and a magnesium oxide reaction product.
  • Preferred abrasive products according to the present invention comprise a sintered product having equiaxed zirconia particles distributed therein (preferably evenly distributed between alpha alumina crystallites), with the majority of zirconia particles having a diameter up to about 0.4 ⁇ m (preferably less than about 0.1 ⁇ m).
  • the alpha alumina is present as crystallites having a size up to about 1 ⁇ m and typically up to about 0.5 ⁇ m.
  • size in this context is meant to refer to the longest dimension of the particles or crystallites to which reference is being made.
  • components are preferably provided such that in combination with a divalent metal 5 cation and the aluminum ion, the rare earth metal will form a preferred reaction product according to the formula MLnAl 11 O 19 wherein O is oxygen; M is a divalent metal cation; Ln is a rare earth metal ion (in the +3 oxidation state); and Al is aluminum ion.
  • the sintered product i.e., abrasive grain
  • the present invention includes within its scope abrasive articles having therein abrasive grain material according to the present invention.
  • the present invention also includes within its scope a preferred process for preparing abrasive grain material.
  • FIG. 1 is a fragmentary cross-sectional schematic view of a coated abrasive product, incorporating therein abrasive grains according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a bonded abrasive product incorporating abrasive grainsaccording to the present invention.
  • FIG. 3 is an enlarged, fragmentary, schematic view of a nonwoven abrasive product incorporating abrasive grains according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 4 is a scanning electron photomicrograph of an abrasive grain prepared according to Example 33 and taken at 25,000X.
  • the present invention relates to alpha alumina based abrasive grains. According to the invention, there is provided within alpha alumina based abrasive grains certain additional components which provide for improved characteristics. In addition, the invention concerns methods of preparing such improved abrasive grains, and improved abrasive products which include an effective amount of the improved abrasive grains therein.
  • abrasive grain or variants thereof is used to refer to the granular abrasive material after it has been prepared (sintered) for inclusion in an abrasive product.
  • base grit or “base grit material” is used to refer to alumina based ceramic grain precursor which, when sintered, or calcined and sintered, provides abrasive grain according to the present invention.
  • Calcined and uncalcined base grit, as described herein, typically have sufficient porosity to allow a liquid (e.g., water or an organic solvent) to impregnate the pores through capillary action.
  • the present invention comprises providing an alumina based abrasive grain precursor with an effective amount of at least one rare earth oxide and an effective amount of zirconia therein in a preferred manner.
  • an alumina based abrasive grain precursor with an effective amount of at least one rare earth oxide and an effective amount of zirconia therein in a preferred manner.
  • the base grits are prepared according to a process including the steps of: (a) preparing a dispersion of alumina hydrate, and (b) drying the dispersion to form dried porous solid (base grit material). From the dried porous solid, abrasive grain material is generated by sintering. Typically, the dried porous solid is calcined to provide a porous precursor grit. During the process, zirconia and rare earth oxide(s) are provided in the porous solid to generate improved grains.
  • the base grit material can either be initially formed (e.g., from a dispersion) with zirconia and/or rare earth oxide(s) included therein; or the base grit material can be modified to incorporate such materials therein. Characteristics of the resulting abrasive grains can be modified by such variations.
  • Preferred base grit material for utilization as particles in processes according to the present invention are prepared according to modifications of known sol-gel processes.
  • Known processes for example, are disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,011,508 (Wald), 4,744,802 (Schwabel), 4,623,364 (Cottringer), 4,574,003 (Gerk), 4,518,397 (Leitheiser et al.), and 4,314,827 (Leitheiser).
  • Modifications to the processes in order to achieve the improved product of the present invention are indicated herein.
  • the processes concern formation of a dispersion of the alumina, followed by gelation, drying and (optionally) crushing.
  • a dispersion comprising from about 2 to about 60 percent by weight alpha aluminum oxide monohydrate (typically boehmite) is formed, although other hydrates may be used. The weight percent is based on a total of hydrate plus liquid carrier, without regard to adjuvants or additives.
  • the boehmite can be prepared from various conventional techniques or it can be acquired commercially. Commercially available boehmite usable in sol-gel processes as described herein include: Disperal®, available from Condea Chemie GmbH of Hamburg, Germany, and Catapal®, available from Vista Chemical Co., Houston, TX. These aluminum oxide monohydrates are in alpha form, are relatively pure (including relatively little, if any, hydrate phases other than monohydrate), and have high surface area.
  • the liquid carrier may be a non-polar organic carrier (e.g., heptane or hexane)
  • the liquid carrier is typically water, preferably, deionized water.
  • the dispersion contains at least about 10% by weight liquid carrier, preferably, between about 30 and about 80% by weight liquid carrier.
  • a peptizing agent may be used in the boehmite dispersion to produce a more stable hydrosol or colloidal dispersion.
  • Monoprotic acids which may be used as the peptizing agent include acetic, hydrochloric, formic, and nitric acids. Nitric acid is the preferred peptizing agent.
  • Multiprotic acids are normally to be avoided because they tend to rapidly gel the dispersion, making it difficult to handle or mix in additional components.
  • Some commercial sources of boehmite contain an acid titer (e.g., acetic, formic, or nitric acid) to assist in forming a stable dispersion.
  • the dispersion may contain a precursor or modifying additive (modifier) which is added to enhance some desired property of the finished product or to increase the effectiveness of a subsequent processing step, such as sintering.
  • modifiers are generally introduced in the form of a modifier precursor to an oxide (typically a metal salt material which is a precursor to the corresponding oxide; conversion being accomplished upon application of heat during calcining) soluble in a liquid carrier. They typically comprise water soluble salts. Mixtures of modifiers or modifier precursors may be utilized. Examples of suitable water soluble salts include metal salt precursors (e.g., nitrates and acetates) for oxides of iron, titanium, magnesium, zinc, nickel, silicon, hafnium, and mixtures thereof.
  • metal salt precursors e.g., nitrates and acetates
  • the pH of the dispersion affects how fast the dispersion will thicken or gel. Typically, the pH should be in the range of about 1.5 to about 4. In general, the lower the pH, the higher the rate of gelation. The addition of the modifier precursor generally results in gelation of the dispersion.
  • the dispersion may contain a nucleating material in an amount effective to enhance the transformation to alpha alumina.
  • Suitable nucleating materials include fine particles of alpha alumina, alpha ferric oxide or its precursor, titanates or their precursors, chromium oxide or its precursor, and other materials which can nucleate the transformation of the base grits during sintering. Nucleating such dispersions is disclosed, for example, in U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,774,802 (Schwabel), 4,623,364 (Cottringer), and 4,964,883 (Morris).
  • Shaping of the gel may be accomplished by conventional means such as pressing, molding, cutting, or extrusion, with air drying. It may be done in steps, for example, by first forming plastic mass of the partially dried dispersion through extrusion.
  • shaped abrasive grains include rods, pyramids, cones, triangles or spheres.
  • Irregularly shaped abrasive grain products are conveniently formed by depositing a partially dried dispersion in any convenient size and shape of drying vessel (e.g., a pan-shaped vessel) and drying, typically at a temperature below the frothing temperature of the dispersion.
  • the dispersion is generally dried to form a base grit material.
  • Air drying steps may be used for removal of free water from the dispersion to form the grit material. Drying can be accomplished, for example, in a forced air oven at a temperature in the range of about 50°C to about 200°C, preferably between about 75°C and about 125°C. Generally, the gelled dispersion is heated slowly during drying to inhibit frothing.
  • the gel After the gel is dried, it may be crushed or shaped through any suitable means.
  • crushing techniques include use of a hammer mill, ball mill, or a roll crusher. Any method of comminuting the solid can be used, and the term "crushing" is meant to refer to any such method.
  • a wide variety of particle sizes i.e., about 10 to about 4000 micrometers, may be used as base grits. Generally a selected size range is isolated for any given use. Classification steps such as screening may be used to obtain selected particle sizes or size fractions. It is noted that sintering, or calcining and sintering, generally leads to particle shrinkage on the order of about 33% of linear dimension. This should be taken into consideration during fraction selection.
  • the crushed or shaped material may in some instances comprise the base grits or base grit material.
  • the crushed or shaped material will comprise a "grit precursor," the base grit material being formed by calcining the material or providing other modifications thereto. In typical applications, it will be preferred to calcine the base grit material to remove water or other volatiles. If the grits are formed using a non-polar organic solvent as the liquid carrier, a calcining step is typically not needed.
  • essentially all the volatiles are removed from the precursor by heating the precursor to a temperature between about 400°C and about 1000°C (preferably about 400°C to about 800°C).
  • the base grit material is held within this temperature range until the free water and preferably over about 90 weight percent of any bound volatiles are removed.
  • the base grits are modified to advantage by the inclusion therein of zirconia and rare earth metal oxide(s).
  • the step of modification with respect to each component can be conducted either during base grit formation or following base grit formation.
  • both types of components can be introduced via both means if desired.
  • abrasive grains are provided which have an average hardness of at least about 21 GPa (preferably at least about 22 GPa) and an average toughness of at least about 4 MPa ⁇ m 1 ⁇ 2 .
  • the base grit material is provided with sufficient amounts of the components so that the sintered ceramic abrasive grain which results comprises: about 70 to about 95% by weight, preferably about 85 to about 93%, alumina; about 0.1 to about 15%, preferably about 0.5 to about 8%, zirconia; and about 0.1 to about 10%, preferably about 0.5 to about 5%, rare earth oxide(s).
  • preferred abrasive grain include less than about 10%, preferably about 0.1 to about 3%, yttria; and, about 0.5 to about 10%, preferably about 0.3 to about 1.5%, magnesium oxide.
  • the rare earth oxide(s) can be selected from oxides of: praseodymium, samarium, ytterbium, neodymium, lanthanum, gadolinium, cerium, dysprosium, erbium, and mixtures thereof.
  • the abrasive grain includes these various materials by weight percent, reference is meant to the final sintered ceramic abrasive grain, and the weight percent is stated on an elemental oxide basis without regard to the phases present and without regard to the presence of any coating on the grain.
  • the weight percent should be abrasive grain be coated, the weight percent should be based upon or calculated based upon the grain minus the weight of the coating; i.e., the sintered core.
  • a variety of methods may be utilized to introduce the various minor (weight percent) components, i.e., non-alumina components, into the base grits. While any of the methods disclosed generally result in improved base grits, variations in the methods used will lead to variations in the characteristics of the final sintered product.
  • the zirconia may be introduced by any one of three methods, or a combination of these methods.
  • the first general method is the provision of zirconia sol in the dispersion of aluminum oxide monohydrate during the base grit formation, either by zirconia sol addition to the dispersion or by mixing zirconia particles into the dispersion in a manner such that zirconia sol formation results.
  • the second involves the introduction of a zirconia precursor (e.g., a zirconium salt) into the dispersion of aluminum oxide monohydrate during the base grit formation.
  • the third involves introduction of a zirconia precursor (zirconium salt) into porous base grits after their formation through impregnation.
  • the zirconia is introduced as a zirconium component during base grit formation either as zirconia particles in the dispersion or as a zirconium salt (precursor to zirconia) provided in the dispersion.
  • the rare earth metal oxides, magnesium oxide, and yttria are introduced into the base grits by either or both of the latter two processes described for zirconia (i.e., either through introduction of salt precursors of these materials into the dispersion during the sol-gel process, or impregnation of already formed base grits with the appropriate salts).
  • the rare earth metal oxide salt precursor is introduced by impregnation of the base grit material.
  • a preferred means for incorporating ceria into the abrasive grain is disclosed in WO 94/07970.
  • oxide precursor metal oxide precursors including zirconium salts
  • oxide precursor metal oxide precursors including zirconium salts
  • the oxide of the metal will result after drying and calcining of the resulting particles. That is, herein the term "oxide precursor” or variants thereof is used to refer to a salt (e.g., a nitrate salt) which, upon exposure to heat, is converted to corresponding oxide.
  • metal oxide precursor(s) into the sol-gel is merely a matter of mixing an appropriate oxide precursor (metal salt) into the dispersion.
  • the zirconia precursor may be, for example, a zirconyl alkylate, typically, zirconyl formate or zirconyl acetate.
  • Such salts are water soluble and, thus, can be readily mixed into the dispersion in the sol-gel process, provided the liquid carrier is water.
  • Rare earth oxide precursors may be the appropriate metal salt of a volatile anion, for example, nitrates, formates, and acetates.
  • the most readily available chemical forms of rare earth metals are typically the oxides, which are converted to the salts (modifier precursors) by reaction with an excess of concentrated nitric acid to produce a nitrate solution.
  • the nitrate solution can be readily introduced into the dispersion of the sol-gel process through mixing. Similar processes can be used, for example, to provide the dispersion of the sol-gel process and, thus, the base grits ultimately formed with oxide precursors of yttria, magnesium oxide, zinc oxide, cobalt oxides, nickel oxides, hafnia, chromium oxides, and mixtures thereof therein.
  • a preferred material for certain applications results if: the zirconia addition occurs during the sol-gel process so that an even distribution of zirconia throughout the resulting ceramic grain is achieved; and the rare earth metal oxide addition (and any other oxide addition) occurs through impregnation of the base grit material. In this manner, the product will have relatively even distribution of zirconia throughout.
  • calcined base grits prepared according to the sol-gel process are porous; i.e., they generally have pores about 700-900 nanometers in size (diameter) extending therein from an outer surface.
  • a liquid carrier preferably water, more preferably deionized water
  • the metal salt can impregnate the pores through capillary action.
  • the impregnate metal oxide precursors
  • the impregnate will be converted to metal oxide(s).
  • all that is required for introduction of metal oxide precursor through the impregnation process is a mixing of an appropriate amount of carrier liquid with the base grits.
  • enough liquid carrier should be used to give substantial saturation (at least about 70% saturation) of the grits.
  • the base grits are prepared according to the sol-gel process described above, at least about 50 ml and, preferably, at least about 60 ml of liquid carrier with impregnate dissolved therein. should be mixed with each 100 grams of base grits. If the ratio is within the 50 to 60 ml per 100 gram range as stated, in general all of the dissolved metal oxide precursor will impregnate the base grits, i.e., excess solution is preferably avoided.
  • the modifier(s) (or modifier precursor(s)) will be preferentially partitioned toward outer parts of the abrasive grains.
  • Introduction of various materials into base grits by an impregnation process is generally described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,164,348.
  • zirconia may be introduced into the base grits during the sol-gel process by mixing of a zirconia sol into the alumina-hydrate dispersion.
  • a zirconia sol is a dispersion of colloid zirconia particles in a liquid medium.
  • the liquid medium can be water (preferably deionized water) or a non-polar organic carrier (e.g., heptane or hexane), however, it is generally preferred that a majority (greater than 50% by weight) of the liquid medium be water (preferably deionized water).
  • the zirconia sol should contain, by weight, between about 5 and about 60%, preferably between about 15 and about 40%, colloidal zirconia particles. It is preferred that the particle size be at least about 97% by weight and preferably about 100% by weight less than about 0.1 micrometer, preferably, with at least about 90% by weight less than about 0.05 micrometer and at least about 50% by weight less than about 0.02 micrometer.
  • the pH of the zirconia sol prior to addition to the dispersion is typically less than about 5, preferably less than about 4.
  • the zirconia sol may contain some nitric or acetic acid as stabilizers.
  • the dispersion formed in the sol-gel process comprises both alumina sol and zirconia sol.
  • the preferred range of percent solids of the zirconia in the dispersion with the alumina is between about 5 and about 30 percent.
  • the base grit are converted into improved abrasive grain through application of one or more treatments.
  • a principal step of conversion is sintering of the base grit to form ceramic abrasive grain comprising alumina, zirconia, and rare earth metal oxide.
  • further modifiers, nucleating materials, and/or coating may be added to the base grit.
  • the base grit may be improved by more than one of these referenced treatments.
  • the base grit material including the alumina, zirconia, rare earth metal oxide, and any other modifier and/or nucleating material and/or coating thereon, comprises the precursor to the ceramic abrasive grain.
  • the grits (grit material) or precursor form a unique and improved abrasive grain.
  • Sintering of the abrasive grain may be accomplished through a variety of conventional processes. Typically, the sintering will be conducted at a temperature between about 1200°C and about 1650°C for a sufficient period of time to complete the conversion of the precursor. Generally, the sintering step comprises the conversion of alumina to alpha alumina (or alpha alumina and reaction product of alumina with metal oxide modifier(s)). Although the length of time to which the base grits should be exposed to sintering temperatures may be varied depending upon factors such as the precise composition of the grit, generally sintering can be accomplished within a time period of a few seconds to about 120 minutes.
  • Preferred characteristics can be imparted to the sintered product by impregnating the base grits with still further metal oxide modifier precursor (in addition to rare earth metal oxide precursor and/or zirconia precursor).
  • the impregnation procedure described generally above may be utilized.
  • These metal oxide modifiers described with respect to the sol-gel process may be used.
  • a nucleating material may be added to the base grits to result in a seeded microstructure in the outer portion of the base grit during firing.
  • the nucleating material may be added by treating the base grits with a liquid medium having the nucleating material carried therein. The treatment may be conducted simultaneously with impregnation.
  • the abrasive grains of the present invention may further comprise a surface coating, i.e., a coating covering the sintered core.
  • the coating will comprise metal oxide, most typically zirconia, silica, or alumina (e.g., alpha alumina, transitional alumina, or hydrated alumina). Any of a variety of coating methods may be utilized, including the ones described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,011,508 (Wald), 1,910,440 (Nicholson), 3,041,156 (Rowse), 5,009,675 (Kunz), 4,997,461 (Markhoff-Matheny), and 5,042,991 (Kunz).
  • the preparation of the coating may include the use of nucleating material.
  • a preferred coating not described in the above-cited references may be applied to the base grits by addition of a dispersion or suspension carrying inorganic particulates (typically metal oxides) therein to the base grits.
  • a coating formed from inorganic particulates in this manner is described in Assignee's U.S. Pat. No. 5,213,591.
  • An alternative coating, formed from metal alkoxides, is described in WO 94/02560.
  • FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of an example of abrasive grain according to the present invention (Example 33).
  • the abrasive grain sample depicted was first polished to a one micrometer finish and then thermally etched for 15 minutes at 1250°C. The sample was then examined in the scanning electron microscope at 25,000x magnification.
  • the microstructure comprises an alpha alumina matrix comprising alpha alumina crystallites, and within the matrix are a plurality of platelets and equiaxed zirconia particles.
  • the platelets are primarily a magnetoplumbite structure according to the formula: MLnAl 11 O 19 , where M is divalent metal cation such as a magnesium cation; Ln is rare earth ion (e.g., in a +3 oxidation state) (e.g., cation of praseodymium, samarium, ytterbium, neodymium, lanthanum, cerium or erbium); O is oxygen; and Al is aluminum ion.
  • M divalent metal cation such as a magnesium cation
  • Ln rare earth ion (e.g., in a +3 oxidation state) (e.g., cation of praseodymium, samarium, ytterbium, neodymium, lanthanum, cerium or erbium)
  • O oxygen
  • Al aluminum ion.
  • the platelets are randomly distributed in the alumina matrix (between
  • the thickness of the platelets is between 0.04 and 0.08 ⁇ m, usually about 0.04 to about 0.06 ⁇ m.
  • the volume of the platelets can range from about 5 to about 50% of the microstructure. Usually the platelets comprise between about 25% and about 35% of the core volume. The volume percentages are greatly dependent upon the abrasive grain formulation.
  • the equiaxed zirconia particles generally have a diameter less than about 0.1 ⁇ m, usually between about 0.01 and about 0.04 ⁇ m, and most typically about 0.02-0.03 ⁇ m.
  • the zirconia particles are distributed between alpha alumina crystallites.
  • the term "equiaxed" as used in this context means that each zirconia particle is shaped with an extension of approximately equal amount from a central point. Thus, each zirconia particle is roughly spherical.
  • the microstructure depicted in FIG. 4 exhibits some unique properties with respect to abrasive grain behavior.
  • the presence of both platelets and zirconia particles leads to a tough abrasive grain.
  • Zirconia particles appear to not only toughen the abrasive grain, but also to improve the microstructure by hindering grain growth in alumina and alumina reaction products. Thus, it is theorized that the addition of zirconia alters the alumina microstructure and aids in densification.
  • the toughness can be attributed (in some compositions) to the utilization of tetragonal to monoclinic transformation concept of the precipitated or the dispersed zirconia particles.
  • the strength increase by the zirconia addition is therefore the combined effects of toughness increase and microstructural improvement. It is also theorized that the addition of rare earth oxide(s) aids in the stabilization of tetragonal or cubic zirconia phases in some compositions.
  • Preferred abrasive grains are both hard and tough. These properties are associated with achievement of the microstructure described in the previous three paragraphs.
  • the hardness property is associated with resistance of the grain to yielding from the forces of grinding.
  • the toughness property is associated with strength and fracture resistance. If an abrasive grain is relatively hard, but not sufficiently tough, then the grain will tend to fracture prematurely during abrading, i.e., a reduced useful lifetime results. On the other hand, if the abrasive grain is relatively tough but not hard, then it will rapidly dull during abrading, i.e., it will exhibit reduced abrading performance.
  • hardness and toughness properties are often considered to be inversely related (i.e., increase in hardness leads to decrease in toughness and vice versa) in systems according to the present invention both properties are achieved at desirable levels.
  • the present invention includes within its scope the provision of abrasive products having improved abrasive grains therein.
  • the abrasive grains will have been prepared according to processes described herein and comprise the sintered product of base grit having the appropriate metal oxide or metal oxide precursors therein.
  • the abrasive grain may have been formed with a nucleating agent present and/or with a coating, as generally described.
  • One type of abrasive product according to the present invention comprises a backing (substrate) with abrasive grains, as described herein, adhered thereto by binder.
  • the backing may be cloth, polymeric film, fiber, nonwoven web, paper, combinations thereof, or treated versions thereof.
  • a variety of inorganic or organic binders can be utilized.
  • the abrasive grains may be applied in one layer or in a plurality of layers.
  • a preferred method of making coated abrasives is described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,734,104 (Broberg) and 4,737,163 (Larkey).
  • FIG. 1 An example of a coated abrasive product is provided in FIG. 1 at reference numeral 1.
  • backing (substrate) 2 has abrasive layer 3 comprising abrasive grain 4 secured to a major surface of backing 2 by make coat 5 and size coat 6. In some instances a supersize coat, not shown, may be used.
  • Bonded abrasive products generally comprise shaped masses of abrasive grain, described herein, held together by a binder.
  • Conventional binders for grinding wheels include organic, metallic, or vitrified binder.
  • grinding wheel 10 is depicted comprising abrasive grain 11 molded in a wheel and mounted on hub 12.
  • Cutoff wheels can be made using conventional techniques known in the art. Binders for cutoff wheels include organic binder.
  • Nonwoven abrasive products incorporating abrasive grains according to the present invention typically comprise an open porous lofty polymer filament structure having the abrasive grains of the invention distributed throughout the fiber structure and bonded therein by an organic binder.
  • Typical fibrous filament structures usable with such constructions comprise polyamides, polyesters, and polypropylenes.
  • FIG. 3 a schematic depiction, enlarged about 100x, of a typical nonwoven abrasive article is provided.
  • the article comprises fibrous mat 50 as a substrate onto which abrasive grain 52 are adhered by binder 54.
  • abrasive products according to the present invention generally comprise binder and abrasive grains or particles therein.
  • binders may be used in abrasive products according to the present invention, including conventional ones.
  • Useful binders include phenolic, urea-formaldehyde, melamine-formaldehyde, polyester resins, glue, aminoplast resins, epoxy resins, acrylate resins, urethane resins and combinations thereof.
  • the binder may also include inorganic particulate.
  • Such particulates can be grinding aids or fillers. Examples of such grinding aids include cryolite, ammonium cryolite, potassium tetrafluoroborate, polyvinyl chloride, sulfur and sodium chloride.
  • fillers include calcium carbonate, silica and calcium metasilicate.
  • Abrasive products or articles according to the present invention may contain, as particulate material therein, 100% abrasive grains which have been improved according to the descriptions herein.
  • the abrasive articles may contain a blend of abrasive grains according to the present invention with other types of abrasive grains or diluent grains.
  • Conventional abrasive grains usable in this fashion include fused aluminum oxide, silicon carbide, garnet, diamond, cubic boron nitride, fused alumina-zirconia, and other sol-gel abrasive grains.
  • Diluent grains include marble, gypsum, and glass.
  • Abrasive grains according to the present invention may be combined with abrasive agglomerates (see, e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 4,799,939 (Bloecher et al.)).
  • the abrasive grains were made according to one of the Procedures outlined below. All abrasive grain formulations are based upon weight on an elemental oxide basis. After the abrasive grains were made, they were employed in a coated abrasive fibre disc which was made according to the described procedure. The resulting coated abrasive disc was tested according to a Test Procedure described below. For Examples 1 to 47, the preparation of the abrasive grain did not include the use of a nucleating material, i.e., the abrasive grains were unseeded.
  • weight percent figures given herein for abrasive grains are calculated on an elemental oxide base without regard to the phases (e.g., reaction product(s)) present.
  • the following were charged (with continuous mixing) into an 18.9 l polyethylene lined steel vessel to form a dispersion, 2269 parts of room temperature deionized water, 45 parts of 16N analytical reagent grade nitric acid and 643 g of alpha aluminum oxide monohydrate powder sold under the trade designation Disperal®.
  • the resulting mixture was dispersed at high speed for 3 to 4 minutes using a Giford-Wood Homogenizer Mixer (Greeco Corp., Hudson, NH).
  • the resulting sol was poured into a 46 cm by 66 cm by 5 cm polyester lined aluminum tray where it was dried in a forced air oven at 100°C for about 24 hours to a friable solid.
  • the resulting dried material was crushed using a "Braun" type UD pulverizer having a 1.1 mm gap between the steel plates to form particles.
  • the particles were screened between 0.125 to 1 mm screen size.
  • the retained particles were fed into a rotary kiln to form calcined particles.
  • the rotary kiln was a 16 cm diameter, 140 cm long stainless steel tube having a 40 cm 600°C hot zone.
  • the tube was inclined at a 2.4 degree angle with respect to the horizontal.
  • the tube rotated at about 6 rpm to provide a residence time within the kiln of about 4 to 5 minutes.
  • the impregnation solutions were prepared with deionized water.
  • the magnesium nitrate solution was about 11% solids on an oxide basis.
  • the yttrium nitrate solution was about 23% solids on an oxide basis.
  • the lanthanum nitrate solution was about 28% lanthanum solids, and the cerium nitrate solution was about 39% solids on an oxide basis.
  • the calcined, impregnated particles were fed into a 1400°C rotary kiln.
  • the kiln was an 8.9 cm diameter, 1.3 meter long silicon carbide tube inclined at 4.4 degrees with respect to the horizontal and had a 76 cm hot zone.
  • the tube rotated at 6 rpm to provide a residence time in the kiln of about 5 minutes.
  • the product exited the kiln into room temperature air where it was collected in a metal container and allowed to cool to room temperature.
  • This General Procedure II was essentially the same as General Procedure I, except that the original sol contained, in addition to the alumina sol, a zirconia sol.
  • the average zirconia particle size in the zirconia sol was between about 5 and about 10 nm.
  • the zirconia sols were about 20% solids (in a 15% concentrate of acetic acid aqueous solution, pH 3.5) and were purchased from Nyacol Products Inc. of Ashland, MA.
  • Disperal® alpha aluminum oxide monohydrate powder sold under the trade designation Disperal®. Also added to this dispersion were the optional modifier salts. These salts were the same as described above in General Procedure I. The resulting mixture was dispersed at high speed for three to four minutes using a Giford-Wood Homogenizer Mixer (Greeco Corp., Hudson, NH).
  • the resulting sol was poured into a 46 cm by 66 cm by 5 cm polyester lined aluminum tray where it was dried in a forced air oven at 100°C for about 24 hours to a friable solid.
  • the resulting dried material was crushed using a "Braun" type UD pulverizer having a 1.1 mm gap between the steel plates to form particles.
  • the particles were screened between 0.125 to 1 mm screen size.
  • the retained particles were fed into a rotary kiln to form calcined particles.
  • the kiln was a 16 cm diameter, 140 cm long, stainless steel tube having a 40 cm 600°C hot zone. The tube was inclined at a 2.4 degree angle with respect to the horizontal.
  • the tube rotated at about 6 rpm to provide a residence time within the calciner of about 5 minutes.
  • the calcined particles were fed into a 1400°C rotary kiln.
  • the kiln was an 8.9 cm diameter, 1.3 meter long silicon carbide tube inclined at 4.4 degrees with respect to the horizontal and had a 76 cm hot zone.
  • the kiln rotated at 6 rpm to provide a residence time in the kiln of about 5 minutes.
  • the product exited the kiln into room temperature air where it was collected in a metal container and allowed to cool to room temperature.
  • the abrasive grains were utilized in coated abrasive products which were tested for grinding performance.
  • the coated abrasive products were made according to conventional coated abrasive-making procedures.
  • a grade 50 abrasive grain was prepared by taking 50% by weight from abrasive grains that passed through a 40 mesh U.S. standard screen, but remained on a 45 mesh U.S. standard screen. The remaining 50% were abrasive grains that passed through a 40 mesh U.S. standard screen, but were retained on a 50 mesh U.S. standard screen.
  • a grade 40 abrasive grain was prepared by taking 100% by weight of abrasive grains that passed through a 35 mesh U.S. standard screen, but were retained on a 40 mesh U.S. standard screen.
  • a grade 36 abrasive grain was prepared by taking 50% by weight from abrasive grains that passed through a 25 mesh U.S. standard screen, but remained on a 30 mesh U.S. standard screen. The remaining 50% were abrasive grains that passed through a 30 mesh U.S. standard screen, but were retained on a 35 mesh U.S. standard screen.
  • the abrasive grains were bonded to vulcanized fibre backings using conventional calcium carbonate filled phenolic make resin and conventional calcium carbonate filled phenolic size resins.
  • the make resin was pre-cured by heating to about 88°C at a rate of about 1.1°C/ minute, and then holding at about 88°C for about 2 hours.
  • the size resin was cured by heating to about 65°C at a rate of about 1.1°C/ minute, and then holding at about 65°C for about 30 minutes, followed by a heating to about 99°C at a rate of about 0.6°C/ minute, and then holding at about 99°C for about 12 hours.
  • the abrasive grains were electrostatically coated.
  • the supersize coating comprised (by weight) 14.3 parts bisphenol A epoxy resin (EPON 828 obtained from Shell Chemical Co., Houston, TX); 9.4 parts polyamide curing agent (Versamid 125 from Henkel Corp., Gulph Mills, PA); 71.25 parts KBF 4 ; 1.9 parts thickening agent (Cab-o-sil from Cabot Corp., Kokomo, IN); and 3.1 parts iron oxide filler.
  • the supersize coating was deposited from an organic solvent and then heated to cure.
  • the coated abrasive disc was mounted on a beveled aluminum back-up pad and used to grind the face of a 1.25 cm by 18 cm 1018 mild steel workpiece.
  • the disc was driven at 5,500 rpm while the portion of the disc overlaying the beveled edge of the back-up pad contacted the workpiece at about a 7 kg load.
  • Each disc was used to grind a separate workpiece for a one-minute interval for a total time of 12 minutes.
  • the initial cut was the amount of metal removed in the first minute of grinding.
  • the final cut was the amount of material removed in the last minute of grinding and the total cut was the summation of the amount removed throughout the test.
  • the performance of the abrasive grain is stated as percent of the Comparative, that is the total amount of metal removed for the Comparative example was equated to 100% and the abrasive grain of the examples was measured relative to the 100%. There were approximately four discs per Example tested. The error associated with each Test Procedure described herein was about ⁇ 5%.
  • Test Procedure II was essentially the same as Test Procedure I, except that the test endpoint was when the amount of metal removed in a one-minute time interval was less than one-third the value of the initial cut.
  • Test Procedure III was essentially the same as Test Procedure I, except that the test endpoint was 20 minutes.
  • Test Procedure IV was essentially the same as Test Procedure I, except that the workpiece was 304 stainless steel, and the test endpoint was 10 minutes.
  • Test Procedure V was essentially the same as Test Procedure I, except that the test endpoint was 15 minutes.
  • the abrasive grains were made according to the teachings of U.S. Patent No. 4,881,951.
  • the abrasive grains were made according to the sol-gel method and had a composition of 94.7% alumina, 2.7% lanthanum oxide, 1.3% magnesium oxide, and 1.3% yttrium oxide.
  • the abrasive grains for this Example were made according to General Procedure I and there were multiple impregnation steps for this example.
  • the calcined alumina particles were impregnated three separate times with a zirconyl acetate aqueous solution, and then the resulting particles were impregnated for an additional four times with an aqueous solution that contained magnesium nitrate, yttrium nitrate, and lanthanum nitrate.
  • the resulting abrasive grain comprised by weight: about 86.7% alumina, about 8% zirconia, about 1.3% yttria, about 1.3% magnesium oxide, and about 2.7% lanthanum oxide.
  • Test Procedure II Example Initial cut, g Total cut, of Comparative A Comparative A 88.3 100 1 87.1 134 2 87.3 107
  • This set of examples compared various abrasive grain compositions.
  • the abrasive grains were screened to a grade 50. The test results can be found in Tables 8 through 11, below.
  • the abrasive grains were made according to General Procedure II, and there was a single impregnation step for these examples.
  • the impregnation solution contained lanthanum nitrate, magnesium nitrate, and yttrium nitrate. The amounts of these materials were selected to give the sintered abrasive grain composition described below in Table 8.
  • the zirconia sol was stabilized with acetic acid and had a pH of 3.5.
  • Example 16 For Examples 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, and 26 the zirconia sol was stabilized with nitric acid and had a pH of 0.5. (Examples 25 and 26 are not within the present set of claims.)
  • Compositions for Examples 15 through 28 Example %Al 2 O 3 %La 2 O 3 %Y 2 O 3 %MgO %ZrO 2 15 82.9 2.7 1.3 1.3 11.8 16 82.9 2.7 1.3 1.3 11.8 17 93.9 2.7 1.3 1.3 0.8 18 93.9 2.7 1.3 1.3 0.8 19 93.1 2.7 1.3 1.3 1.6 20 93.1 2.7 1.3 1.3 1.6 21 91.5 2.7 1.3 1.3 3.2 22 91.5 2.7 1.3 1.3 3.2 23 88.5 2.7 1.3 6.2 24 88.5 2.7 1.3 1.3 6.2 25 78.0 2.7 1.3 1.3 16.7 26 78.0 2.7 1.3 1.3 16.7 Test Procedure I Example Initial cut, g Final cut, g Total cut, % of Comparative A Comparative A 81.3 68
  • This set of examples compared various abrasive grain compositions.
  • the abrasive grains were screened to a grade 36. The test results can be found in Table 14, below.
  • the abrasive grains were made according to General Procedure I and there was a single impregnation step for these examples.
  • the impregnation solution contained lanthanum nitrate, magnesium nitrate, yttrium nitrate, and zirconyl acetate. The amounts of these materials were selected to give the sintered abrasive grain composition described below in Table 13, below.
  • abrasive grains were screened to a grade 40.
  • the test results can be found in Table 15, below.
  • the abrasive grains were made according to General Procedure II and the impregnation solution contained the nitrate salt of a rare earth and magnesium nitrate.
  • the rare earth was dysprosium.
  • Example 32 was gadolinium;
  • Example 33 was lanthanum;
  • Example 34 was neodymium;
  • Example 35 was praseodymium; and
  • Example 36 was samarium.
  • the sintered abrasive grain for this set of examples contained 92.7% alumina, 2% zirconia, 2.7% rare earth oxide, 1.3 yttria, and 1.3% magnesium oxide.
  • Test Procedures I and IV Example Procedure I Procedure IV Total cut, g (1018 Steel) Total cut, g (304 Stainless Steel) 31 967 152 32 935 160 33 948 177 34 1130 190 35 1097 101 36 972 171
  • This set of examples compared various abrasive grain compositions.
  • the abrasive grains were screened to a grade 50. The test results can be found in Table 17, below.
  • the abrasive grains were made according to General Procedure II and there was a single impregnation step for these examples.
  • the impregnation solution contained lanthanum nitrate, yttrium nitrate, and magnesium nitrate. The amounts of these materials were selected to give the sintered abrasive grain composition described below in Table 16.
  • Example II Example Initial cut, g Final cut, g Total cut, % of Comparative B Comparative B 97 60 1112 41 95 88 1230
  • the sintered abrasive grain composition for Examples 42 and 43 were 96% alumina, 2.5% zirconia, 1% lanthanum oxide, 1% neodymium oxide, 1% magnesia, and 1% yttria.
  • the sintered abrasive grain composition for Examples 44 and 45 were 96% alumina, 2.5% zirconia, 1% lanthanum oxide, 1% neodymium oxide, 1% magnesium oxide, and 1% yttria. Note that for Examples 42 and 44 zirconia sol contained acetic acid to stabilize the sol, while each of Examples 43 and 45 utilized nitric acid to stabilize the sol.
  • Test Procedure III Example Initial cut, g Final cut, g Total cut, g Comparative C 74 16 1271 42 87 38 1694 43 84 36 1553 44 77 44 1541 45 84 6 1380
  • Comparative Example D was made according to the teachings of U.S. Pat. No. 4,314,827 and contained 93% alumina and 7% magnesium oxide.
  • Comparative Example E was made according to the teachings of U.S. Pat. No. 4,314,827 and contained 90% alumina, 5% zirconia and 5% magnesium oxide.
  • Example 46 was made according to the General Procedure III for Making the Abrasive Grains. The abrasive grain contained 5% zirconia, 1.3% magnesium oxide, 1.3% yttria, 2.7% lanthanum oxide, and 89.7% alumina.
  • Example 46 It was also observed by X-Ray Diffraction that the zirconia present in Example 46 was 100% in the tetragonal form.
  • the zirconia present was 70% in the tetragonal and 30% in the monoclinic.
  • the tetragonal is the preferred form and it is believed that it is responsible for the increase in performance.
  • abrasive grains were mounted in a conventional molding compound (commercially available under the trade designation "EPOMET” from Buehler, Ltd. of Evanston, IL) in 2.5 cm (1 inch) diameter stainless steel mold rams.
  • the grains and the molding compound were then pressed at 27.6 MPa (4000 psi) and simultaneously heated to about 150°C in a conventional mounting press (commercially available under the trade designation "BUEHLER PNEUMET I MOUNTING PRESS" from Buehler, Ltd.).
  • the molding compound was then cured by holding it at about 150°C for about 5 minutes.
  • the cured molding compound was then cooled to room temperature.
  • the mounted abrasive grains were then polished using a polishing unit (commercially available under the trade designation "DIALOG” from Buehler, Ltd.) having a microprocessor control that dispenses abrasive slurries to the polishing area (commercially available under the trade designation "METLAP I” from Buehler, Ltd.).
  • the polishing was done in the following successive stages:
  • the Vickers microhardness of the abrasive grains were measured using a conventional microhardness tester with a diamond indenter (commercially available under the trade designation "MINILOAD 2 MICROHARDNESS TESTER" from Leitz of Germany).
  • the indenter (a highly polished pointed square pyramidal diamond with a face angle of 136 degrees) was brought into contact gradually and smoothly with the sample to be measured.
  • the predetermined load was 500 grams.
  • the average of 20 measurements for each example are provide in Table 21, below.
  • the toughness measurement was made using the same instrument as described above for the Vickers microhardness measurement, wherein a predetermined load was applied to the sample to be tested causing cracks to generate at the apex of the diamond shape impression of the indenter.
  • the average of 20 measurements for each example are provided in Table 21, below.
  • Table 21 provides the density of the abrasive grain, as measured with a Micromeritics AccuPyc (Norcross, GA) 1330 pycnometer. Density, Hardness and Toughness of Selected Examples Example Density, g/cm 3 Hardness, GPa Toughness, MPa .

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  1. Grain abrasif céramique à base d'alumine qui comprend de l'alumine et, en poids sur une base d'oxyde élémentaire, environ 0,1 à environ 15% de zircone, et environ 0,1 à environ 10% d'oxyde métallique choisi parmi: (a) l'yttria; (b) un oxyde de terre rare choisi parmi les oxydes de: ytterbium, néodyme, lanthane, praséodyme, samarium, gadolinium, cérium, dysprosium, erbium et leurs mélanges; et (c) leurs mélanges, dans lequel ledit grain abrasif possède une dureté moyenne d'au moins environ 21 G Pa et une ténacité moyenne d'au moins environ 4 M Pa . m½.
  2. Grain abrasif selon la revendication 1, qui comprend, en poids sur une base d'oxyde élémentaire, environ 70 à environ 95% d'alumine, environ 0,1 à environ 15% de zircone et environ 0,1 à environ 10% d'oxyde de métal des terres rares.
  3. Grain abrasif selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel ledit grain abrasif comprend des particules de zircone équiaxes distribuées entre des cristallites d'alumine alpha, lesdites particules de zircone ayant une grosseur moyenne des particules inférieure à environ 0,1 micron.
  4. Grain abrasif selon l'une quelconque des revendications précedentes, dans lequel ledit oxyde des terres rares, sur une base d'oxyde élémentaire, est un ou des produits de réaction des terres rares comprenant entre environ 5 et environ 30% en poids d'un matériau répondant à la formule: MLnAl11 O19 dans laquelle:
    O représente l'oxygène;
    M représente un cation de métal divalent;
    Ln représente un ion d'un métal des terres rares; et
    Al représente l'ion aluminium.
  5. Grain abrasif selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, qui comprend:
    (a) une matrice d'alumine alpha comprenant des cristallites d'alumine alpha;
    (b) plusieurs particules de zircone équiaxes distribuées entre lesdites cristallites d'alumine alpha; et
    (c) plusieurs plaquettes distribuées entre lesdites cristallites d'alumine alpha et lesdites particules de zircone, où lesdites plaquettes présentent une structure de cristal de magnétoplombite et où lesdites plaquettes comprennent un matériau représenté par la formule: MLnAl11 O19 dans laquelle:
    O représente l'oxygène;
    M représente un cation de métal divalent;
    Ln représente un ion d'un métal des terres rares; et
    Al représente l'ion aluminium.
  6. Grain abrasif selon la revendication 4 ou 5, englobant en poids, environ 70 à environ 95% d'alumine, ladite alumine étant présente sous l'une des formes desdites cristallites d'alumine alpha ou desdites cristallites d'alumine alpha et du (des) produit(s) de réaction de l'alumine; environ 0,1 à environ 15% de ladite zircone; et environ 5 à environ 30% desdites plaquettes.
  7. Grain abrasif selon la revendication 1 ou 2, qui comprend en poids, environ 85 à environ 93% de ladite alumine, environ 0,5 à environ 8% de ladite zircone et environ 0,5 à environ 5% dudit oxyde des terres rares.
  8. Article abrasif englobant:
    (a) un liant; et
    (b) plusieurs grains abrasifs selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes fixés dans ledit article par ledit liant.
  9. Procédé de préparation d'un grain abrasif céramique à base d'alumine alpha ayant une dureté moyenne d'au moins environ 21 G Pa et une ténacité moyenne d'au moins environ 4 M Pa . m½, ledit procédé comprenant les étapes qui consistent à:
    (a) fournir une dispersion comprenant:
    (i) de l'oxyde d'aluminium alpha monohydratré; et
    (ii) un composant du zirconium choisi parmi des particules de zircone; un sel de zirconium; et leurs mélanges;
    (b) former un matériau particulaire de base, solide, poreux à partir de ladite dispersion;
    (c) imprégner ledit matériau particulaire de base, solide, poreux d'une solution d'imprégnation d'un précurseur d'oxyde choisi parmi un précurseur des oxydes de: ytterbium, néodyme, lanthane, praséodyme, samarium, gadolinium, cérium, dysprosium, erbium, yttrium et leurs mélanges; et
    (d) convertir ledit matériau particulaire de base , solide, poreux, imprégné en grain abrasif, ladite étape de conversion comprenant une étape de frittage dudit matériau particulaire de base pour fournir ledit grain abrasif.
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